Note : Les descriptions sont présentées dans la langue officielle dans laquelle elles ont été soumises.
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The invention relates to a process for firmly bonding
thermoplastic moulding compositions based on aliphatic polyamides
to functionalized rubbers and to the materials obtained by this
process.
Composite materials made from thermoplastically rigid
and rubber-elastic moulding materials are usually assembled by
adhesion, screwing together, rivetting or mechanical gripping.
Recently, interesting processes have been developed for chemically
bonding moulding composi~ions based on poly(phenylene ethers)
~PPE) and certain rubbers which contain double bonds and can be
vulcanized using sulphur or peroxide (cf. German Published
Application 3,602,705 and German Patent Application P 37 39 891.0).
The bonding strengths achieved are considerable; how-
ever, the resistance of the PPE moulding compositions to solvents
is unsatisfactory, as is its stability to weathering.
In principle, it is conceiveable that other thermo-
plastic moulding compositions which are known to meet better
these requirements could be employed in this process. However, it
has been shown that adequate adhesion cannot be achieved under the
process conditions recogni~ed as belng essential using, for
example, polyamides (PA), which are known to be stable to solvents
(see comparative experiments A and B~.~ It does not therefore
appear possible to bond polyamides and rubbers with good stability
to solvents and weathering as well as adequate bonding strengths.
Surprisingly, a process has now been found with which
this is however possible. This comprises proceeding from a rubber
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composition which - based on 100 parts by weight of a rubber
functionalized by means of carboxyl groups - contains
- 10 to 300 parts by weight of fillers
- 1 to 10 parts by weight of peroxidic vulcanizing
agents
- optionally up to 4 parts by weight of vulcanization
activators
- and optionally plasticizers,
where a thermoplastic is employed which contains at least 30 per
cent by weight of aliphatic polyamides, and the PA-containing
thermoplastic moulding composition is bonded to the rubber com-
position by covulcanization.
The rubber is preferablyan EP(D)M or NBR rubber. The
polyamide employed is preferably of type PA 46, PA 6, PA 66, PA 12,
PA 612, PA 11 and/or PA 610, with NH2 terminal groups predominat-
ing. Up to 70 per cent of the polyamide may be replaced by
poly(phenylene ether). The covulcanization of the thermoplastic
and the rubber is preferably carried out at temperatures between
140 and 200C in 2 to 30 minutes, in particular at temperatures
between 150 and 180C in~5 to 10 minutes. The invention also
relates to the materials produced by the process.
~ The process according to the invention is distinguished
by the following advantages:
- It is possible not only to empIoy poIyamides, but
~also PA/PPE~moulding composltions.
- Bonding is preferably complete in a few minutes.
- The PA moulding compositions and rubbers employed in
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the composite sys~em are stable to solvents, petroleum etc. and can
also be employed without difficulties for exterior applications.
- The bond is so strong that cohesiYe fracture usually
occurs in the rubber when tested, but not separation at the phase
interface.
The composition of the PA-containing moulding composi-
tions with its components
a) polyamides
b~ optionally poly(phenylene ethers) (PPE)
c) additives
is described below.
The polyamides a) used accoraing to the invention con-
tain -CO-NH-bonds in their main chain. All polyamiaes which can
be melted by heating are suitable. Specific examples of suitable
polyamides are PA 46, PA 6, PA 66, PA 12, PA 612, PA 11 and PA 610.
The polyamides are prepared in a known manner by polycondensation.
The ratio between the COOH and NH2 groups in the polyamide is
preferably 1 : x where 100> x > 1.
Suitable polyamide/poly(phenylene ether) moulding com-
positlons are produced by melting and mixing at least 30 per centby weight of a polyamide with up to 70 per cent by weight of a
poly(phenylene ether). Moulding compositions based on polyamides
and poly(phenylene ethers) are described, for example, in German
Published Applications 3,027,104 and 3,518,278, in European Pub-
lished Application 0,147,874 and in European Patent 0,024,120. It
is known to those skllled in the art that these moulding composi-
tions usually contain a compatibility promoter.
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The moulding compositions optionally contain further
additives c), such as stabilizers, processing auxiliaries, blo~7-
ing agents, metal fibers, carbon black, graphite and metal leaf,
titanium dioxide, coloured pigments and zinc sulphide. The
proportion of reinforcing agents in the thermoplastic moulding
compositions can be up to 50%, that of the flameproofing agents
can be up to 20% and that of all other additives together can be
up to 10%/ in each case based on the total moulding composition.
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The rubber composition employed in the process according
to the invention contains a rubber containing carboxyl
groups, which is produced, for examplel in a known manner
by carboxylation using unsaturated acids or acid deriv-
atives such as, for example, maleic acid or maleic
anhydride (cf., for example, US Patent 4,010,223). It i8
also possible to produce these rubbers by copolymeriz-
ation using unsaturated acidx such as, for example,
acrylic acid. In principle, all rubbers containing
carboxyl group3 which can be produced in a known manner
are suitable. However, carboxylated EP(D)M and NBR
rubber~ are preferred.
EP(D)N rubbers are rubbers which are produced in a known
manner by polymerization of a mixture of ethylene and
propylene and optionally a diene in the presence of a
Ziegler-Natta catalyst, such as, for example, diethyl-
aluminium chloride.
The EPDM rubber is produced, for example, by polymeriz-
ation of a mixture of
more than 25% of ethylene,
more than 25% of propylene and
1 to 10%, in particular 1 to 3~, of a non-conjugated
diene such as bicyclo(2.2.1)heptadiene, 1,4-hexadiene,
dicyclopentadiene and, in particular, 5-
ethylidenenorbQrnene.
Suitable EPM rubbers are produced, for example, by
MeYsrs. EXXON under the nEme ~XELOR VA 1803 (registered
trademark). A suitable EPDM rubber i , for example, MSA-
modified BUNAR AP (product name: Experimental product
X 449~) from Bunawerke Huls ~mbH, D-4370 Marl.
.
Nitrile rubbers (NBR) are produced by copolymerization of
50 to 80 per cent by weight of butadiene and correspond-
ingly 50 to 20 per cent by weight of acrylonitrile. A
particular modification is formed by the nitrile rubbers
containing carboxyl groups. The~e are copolymers of
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butadien~, acrylonitril~ ~nd ~crylic acid, me~hacrylic
~cid or sorbic acidO
Th~ vulc~nl2ake~ ~re di~tingNi~hed by high tensile
~trengths, good el~tlcity ~nd very good abrasion resi~-
tance. The oil and solvent re~istance which is typical o~nitrile rubbers i8 not impaired by the ~ddition of
uns~urated ~cid der$Yatives during pol~merization.
Suitable NBR rubber~ are produced, ~or example, by
~oodyear Tire & Rubber Comp~ny, AXron, Ohio, USA, under
the name CHEMIGUM~ NX 775 an~ ~y BF ~oodrich, NV,
Arnheim~ ~e Netherlands, under the trade nsme HYCAR~ 1472.
8uitable fillers ~re ~11 substanc~s which are cu~tomarily
employed in EP(D)M and ~BR rubbers, ~uch as, for example,
carbon black, ~ilica, ~ilicates, calcium carbonate, zinc
oxide and ~tearic ~id.
Suit~ble plasticizer~ are, in particul~r, n~phthenic oil~
in an ~mount of, prefexably, up to 150 parts by weight,
based on lOO parts by weight of rubber.
Suitable peroxidic vulcanizing ~gent~ are the peroxides
which ~re known to tho~e skilled in the ~rt, such a~, for
example, 2,5-dimethyl-2~5-biR~tert. butylperoxy3hexane,
dicumyl paroxide, 4,4-di~tert.-butylperoxy-n-butyl
v~lerate, 1,l-d~-tert. butylperoxy-3,3,5-trimethylcyclo-
hexane and bi~(tert. butylperoxyisopropyl~benzene.
Details on the U8 of peroxidic vulcanizing agent~ are
:reve~led by the company brochure ~R~bbery Chemical-
: Cro~linking Peroxides" from AXzo-Chemie (date of appear- -
~n~e~ ~pril 1985)..
Sult~ble vulcanizntion activator~ are, for example,
triallyl cyanurata ~TAC~ ~nd acrylate9 such a~ ethylene
slycol dimethacrylate (EDMA~ and trimethylolpropane
trimethacrylate (TRIN~. T~C and/or ~DMA are preferred.
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The production of mouldings composed of rigid and rubber-
elastic moulding materials can take place in one or two
steps.
In the two-step process, a thermoplastic moulding prod-
uced by compression moulding, injection moulding or
extru~ion is coated with the optionally pre-formed rubber
composition and subjected to the w lcanization conditions
of the rubber. The coating of the rigid moulding with the
rubber can be effected by compres~ion moulding, in~ection
moulding or extru~ion, where the choice of rubber with
respect to the melt viscosity must depend on the shaping
process selected.
In the two-step injection-moulding process, a sLmilar
procedure is adopted as in the two-step production of
two colour injection mouldings. The insert used is a
thermoplastic moulding. The cylinder and screw of the
injeckion-moulding machine are ~et QUt in a kno~n manner
for rubber proce~sing, and the mould can be heated to the
vulcanization temperature.
The op~Lmum covulcanization condi~ion~ depend on the
.rubber mixture selected, in particular on its vulcaniz-
ation system, and on the shape of the moulding.
Suitable mould temperatures are between 140 and 200C,
preferably between 150 and 180C. When PA materials
having low h~at distortion resis~ances ar~ used, temper-
ature~ in the lower par~ of the ranges specified are
selected.
~he vulcanization times are between 3 and 3Q minutes r
preferably betw~en 5 and 10 minutes.
3~ In the case of coating and vulcanizing by the two-~tep
extrusion process, a PA material profile, for example a
pipe~ produced in the first step is, for example, covered
with the rubber composition and vulcanized, if necessary
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.under pressure. A co~responding procedure is adopted in
the ca~e of ~heets, non-woven~, wo~ens and cable~.
In the one-step injection-moulding process, a procedure
analogous to the one~step two-colour in~ection-moulding
process is adopted. In this ca~e, one injection-moulding
machine i~ equipped for thermopla~tic processing, the
other for rubber proces ing. The mould i8 hea~ed to the
pro-~pecified vulcanization temperature, which should be
below the solidification point of the P~ material.
The following are example~ of articles which can be
produced from the ~ovulcanized composition~:
Rubber-coated roll~ and flanges; pipe and tube connec-
tion~, sealing frames, ~hock- and radiation-ab~orbent
componen~s, spring lement~; vibration absorber~ PA-
rein~orced r~bber profile~; conveyor belk~, drive belts,
pinch rollers for video and audio tape machinesO ga~ket~,
in particular shaft seal~, castor~, clutch and brake
disks, membranes, piston~ with piston ring~, reinforced
bellows, pump hou~ings and pump valve~.
1. PA Moulding compo3itions
1.1 VESTAMIDR X 4887
Polyamidc 12 is obtained by polycondensation of
lauric lactam and su~sequent termination of the
reaction u~ing hexamethylenediami~e. The NHz:COO~
~5 terminal group ratio i~ 5:1. The relative solution
visco~ity i5 1.9, mea~ured in m-cre~ol at a concen-
tration of 0.5 g of polyamide~lO0 ml.
1.2 V~S~AMIDR L 1901
Polyamide 12 is obtained by polyconde~sation of
lauric lactam and subsequent termination of the
reactisn using dodecanedioc acid.
The NH2:COOH terminal group ratio is 1-2. Otherwise,
the properties of this product correspond to those
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of VESTAMID X 4887.
1.3 VESTAMID L 2032
This is a glass fibre-reinforced PA 12 which additionally
contains anti-ageing agent and mould-release agent. The
NH2:COOH terminal group ratio is 1:1.7.
1.4 VESTAMIDR X 1852
This is a PA 12 having a relative solution viscosity of 2.1,
measured in m-cresol at a concentration of 0.5 g of polyamide/
100 ml. The NH2:COOH ratio is 1:2.
1.5 VESTAMID D 18
This is a PA 612 ha~ing a relative viscosity of 1.95. The
NH2:COOH group ratio is 10:1.
These are products of Huls Aktiengesellschaft in D-4370
Marl. Further properties of these products are given in the
product information sheet "VESTAMIDR" of October 1986.
1.6 VESTOBLENDR
The polyamide/poly(phenylene e her) moulding compostions are
produced in accordance with German Published Application
3,615,393 by melting and mixing 30 to 95 per cent by weight of
a polyamide with 5 to 70 per cent by weight of a poly(pheny-
lene ether). This mouldlng composition is a product of Huls
AG in D-4370 Marl. The properties of this product are given
in the product information sheet "VESTOBLEND It 3083/12.87.
1.7 ULTRAMID A 5
This ls a polyamide 66 from Messrs. BASF, Ludwigshafen. The
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properties of the product are given in the product range
summary sheet "ULTRAMID ", 1979.
1.8 ULTRAMID B 4
This is a polyamide 6 from Messrs. BASF,
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Ludwigshafen. The properties of the product are
likewise given in the product range summary sheet
"ULTRAMIDR", 1979.
1.9 NOYAMIDR EN 107 J
This product i8 a highly diamine-regulated PA 6 from
Messrs. Mitsubishi Kasei, Tokyo, Japan. The NH2:COOH
terminal group ratio is about 22:1.
2. Rubbers
2~1 EXX~LOR VA 1803
~his i3 a NSA-modified EPM rubber from Messrs. Exxon
Chemical~, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. The properties
of the product are given in the technical inform-
at1On sheet "EXXELOR V~' o~ 01.03.1988.
2~2 Experimental product X 4496
This product is obtained by N~A modification of BUNA
AP 437 (EPDM~. The propertie~ are given in the
product information ~heet "BUNAR AP", December 1980.
.
2.3 CHEMIGUMR NX 775
~hi~ is a carboxyl group-containinq NBR rubber from
Nessrs. Goodyear Fire & Rubber, AXron, Ohio, USA.
~he properties of the product ar~ given in the
product information sheet "CHEMIGUMR NX 775",
November 1987.
2.4 ~YCAR 1472
This product is produced by Messrs. BF Goodrich,
rnheLm, The Netherlands. Its properties are given in the
produ~t summary sheet "HYCAR~", October l9B6.
I~ order to demonstrate the bonding action, test speci-
mens are produced by producing a plastic sheet from the
: 30 thermopla~tic PA-containing polymer in accordance with
DI~ 53 S31, Part 1, coating a third of this sheet with a
Teflon film, placing a ma~ching rubb~r web on the sheet,
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producing the bond by pre~3 moulding, and ~inally cut~ing
out the test spQcLmen with a width of 25 mm.
~he compo~ition of the rubbsr3 can be ~een from Table~ 1
and 3. The experimPntal results are listed in T~bles 2
5 and 4. In principal, comparable Yalue~ are obtained if
the w lcani~ation actiYator i8 omitted.
able 1: Components of rubber compo~itions 3.1 ts 3.7
(The number~ indicate part~ by weight)
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Example 3.1 302 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.~ 3.7
_
Rubber 2.1 100 ~
Rubber 2.2 - 100 100 - ~ -
Rubber 2.3 - - - 100 100 - -
Rubber 2.4 - - - - - 100 100
Zinc oxidel~ 5 10 5 - ~ - -
Aluminium
~ilicate2~ - 140 - - - - -
Juraperle
10 H 3) 60
Oil 4) 60 50 60 - - -
: : VUI$A5ILa C5) - - - - 40 - 40
Silane A 1726) 1.5 1.5 1.5
VULKANOXR HS7) 1.5 1.5 1.5 - - - -
25 DURE~R O 9) 100
CORAXR N 550 ~ 0 40 - 4~ -
TAC 10 1 1 1 _ _ _ _
Perkadox 7.5 7.5 7.5 - - - -
14/~0
: 30 EDMA 12) _ _ 0.5 0.5 0.5 0-~
: Perkadox ~ 3 3 3 3
: ~C 40 13)
: Stearic acid - - - 1 1 1 1
:
:
Rey to Table 1:
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~he zinc oxide employed was more than 99~ pure. The
particle Eize wa~ 0.8 ~o 1.0 mm.
2~ The aluminium silica~-e employed i8 a combined China
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ll 131593~
clay, type POLESThR R 200 R ~rom Messrs ECC Inter-
national, St. ~ustell, Coxnwall, Great Britain. The
properties of the product are given in the compa~y
brochure.
5 -3~ Juraperle 10 H i~ a filler from Messrs. Wingertsberg
~ullstoff und Rreidewerk GmbH,D-5000 Cola.~ne-Bayental.
The paraffin oil used was Sunpar 150, a product from
Messrs. ~unoil Belgien LV~ Antwerpen~
5) ~ulkasil C, a highly active silica, was employed. This
product can be obtained ~rom Bayer A~, D-5090
Lever~u~en.
8) Silane ~ 172 is a tr~de name for vinyltris(2-methoxy-
~thoxy)silane.
7) VVLRaNOX~ HS, an anti-ageing agent from Bayer AG
D-5090 Leverkusen, wa~ employed. Thi3 i~ 2,2,4-tri-
methyl-1,2-dihydroguinoline.
; DUREXR 0, a ~emi-reinforcing gas black from ~essrs
~Degussa, D-6450 Hanau, was employed.
CORAXR N 5~0 is a product fr~m Me~sr~. D~gussa, Hanau.
: 20 ~ TAC (triallyl cyanurate) i8 a product ~rom Messrs.
Degussa,D-6450 Hanau.
Perkadox 14~40 and Perkado~ BC 40 are products from
Messrs. Akzo-Chemie.
12) EMDA (ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) is a product
: from Messrs. Degussa, D-6450 Hanau.
13) ~he peroxide employed wa~ Perkadox BC 40, a product
; ~ ~ from Messrs. Alczo-hemie, The Netherlands.
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Table 2: Properki~3 of the composite material~ according
to the invention. Separation take~ place in all
cases cohesively, ~.a. th~ te~t ~pecLmen doe~
not crack at the pla~tic/rubber int~rface, but
S - in6tead within the rubber part.
Polyamide Yulcanization Vulcanization Separation
Ru~ber material temperature time in min. forc~ in
in ~C N/mm
1 0 . ._ .. _ . _ .... _
3.11.1 16~ 25 17.0
. 1.2 160 25 14.~
1.5 180 15 13.9
1.6 150 30 9.7
1.7 130 . ~5 17.4
1.8 180 15 16.8
3.21.9 180 15 14.4
~0 3.3l.l 160 25 13.1
1.4 160 ~ 25 12.7
1.6 150 3~
3.41.1 160 15 ~6.1
1.9 180 10 10.9
:
3.51.1 160 15 16.2
1.5 180 10 15.-6
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3.6 1.1 160 lS 11.2
1.2 160 15 10.0
: 1.3 160 15 8.8
1.4 I60 15 8.4
: : 1.5 l~0 : 10 10.8: :35 ~
3.:7 : -1.6 150 25 10.9
~ 1.9 180 : lO 10.7
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.Table 3: Compon~nt~ of the rubber compo~ition~ (thé
numbers indicata parts by weight~
Example 3.8 3.g A B
~ubber 2.2100.0 - 100.0
Rubber 2.3 - 100.0 - 100.0
z~o 1) 10.0 - 5.0 5.0
Aluminium
~ilicate2)140.0 - 140.0
Juraperle 10 H3) SOOO - 60.0 -
~il ~0.0 _ 50.0
Silane A 172 B) 1.5 _ 1.5 _
VUI~ANOXP ~IS 7) l . S - 1 . 5
Perkadox 14/40 11) 7.5 _ _ _
Perkadox BC 40 ~ 3.0
Activator TAC 10) 1.0 - - -
~ctivator ED XA 12) o . 5
Stearic acid - 1.0 luO 1.0
VVLKANO~R DDA 1~3 _ _ 1.5
VuLxAcIT~ LDB 15) _ _ 1.5
VULKACII~ P extra ~15) _ O.8 _
VULRACIIR ~ercapto15) ~ 1.0
TMTD 80 1~ 1.0
Sulphur - - 0.80.5
W L~AsILR C 5) _ 40.0 40.0
T~D 16) _ _ 3.0
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1~) to 13) ~ee Table 1
~4) YULK~NOXR DDA, an anti-ageing agent from Bayer AG,
D-5090 Leverkusen, wa~ employed. This 18 a ~tyrene-
modified diphenylamine (SDPA).
5) ~he accelerator~ employed were VU~KACII~ P (zinc
ethylphe~yldithiocarbamate), VULKACII~ LDB (zinc
dibutyl dithiocarbamate) and VULRA~IqB Mercapto
(mercaptobenzothia201e). The~e are products of Bayer
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16) TMTD (tetramethylthiuram disulphide) with the trade
name RHENOGRAMR TMTD 80 from Messr6. Rheinchemie,
D-4800 Mannheim, was employed.
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Rubber Polyamide Adhesion in the peel test
in N/mm
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3.8 1.1 14.6/15.4/13.2
3.9 1.1 15.0/15.5/18
1.1 0*
B 1~1 0*
~15 ~ The rubber layer can be ~eparated from the poly~mide
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